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Convention coverage, holiday greetings, and other topics that aren't so easily categorized.

After These Messages

After These Messages: Chiptuning the Eighties

Posted on Dec 3, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Doctor Octoroc, aka Levi Buffum, has released 'After These Messges', an album of chiptune interpretations of your favorite TV shows of the 1980s.

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Cheers Boston

A Visit to Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Posted on Oct 29, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Boston's former Bull & Finch bar was the basis for the Emmy Award-winning Cheers sitcom. How does the reality of the pub hold up to the fantasy of the show?

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Know Your Meme

Posted on Aug 18, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

At KansasFest 2010, I presented an off-topic session on the 'Double Rainbow' and 'Old Spice' viral Internet memes.

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Super Celebrities at the Super Megafest

Posted on Nov 24, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

At Super Megafest 2009, Brent Spiner did stand-up comedy and Peter Tork did the Monkees walk. Read one fan's review and check out some photos.

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Beantown Is Geektown

Posted on Nov 2, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

This November, Boston will host John Williams' Star Wars Concert, Leonard Nimoy at the New England Fan Experience (NEFX), and Brent Spiner at Super Megafest!

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Independence Day

Posted on Jul 4, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

More than the anniversary of the release of the film ID4, the Fourth of July is an opportunity to reflect on the spirit on America.

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Davis Advertising and YOU!

Posted on Dec 18, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Ken Gagne makes the leap from stage and screen to YouTube in this online commercial for Worcester-based Davis Advertising.

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The Return of Super Megafest

Posted on Nov 26, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Boston Super Megafest returned to Framingham in November 2008, bringing Jonathan Frakes, Dawn Wells, and Carroll Spinney — aka Riker, Mary Ann, and Big Bird.

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